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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
WLYB Communication Services Publishing
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 2.63%, EPS fell 204.6%, free cash flow grew 30.3% and total debt rose 55.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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| Apr '17 | Apr '18 | Apr '19 | Apr '20 | Apr '21 | Apr '22 | Apr '23 | Apr '24 | Apr '25 | Apr '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
P/E ratio |
27.07 | 20.31 | 15.77 | 0.00 | 21.63 | 19.83 | 124.97 | 0.00 | 27.85 | 9.60 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.79 | 3.04 | 2.52 | 1.77 | 2.15 | 2.28 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.28 | 2.52 |
P/S ratio |
1.77 | 2.14 | 1.46 | 1.18 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.40 | 1.29 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.27 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.51 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 1.86 | 1.40 | 1.96 | 2.51 |
P/FCF ratio |
18.30 | 16.61 | 17.64 | 12.51 | 12.50 | 12.98 | 11.42 | 18.56 | 19.41 | 7.28 |
P/Operating CF |
35.47 | 20.07 | 13.25 | 10.86 | 15.63 | 16.28 | 9.64 | 11.39 | 15.62 | 13.75 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.63) | (2.67) | (2.22) | (3.07) | (2.73) | (2.68) | (2.96) | (3.53) | (2.66) | (2.46) |
Dividend Safety Score |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 |
P/B ratio |
3.03 | 3.23 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.94 | 2.58 | 2.06 | 2.82 | 3.12 | 2.55 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
2.04 | 2.33 | 1.76 | 1.50 | 2.03 | 1.74 | 1.38 | 1.48 | 1.83 | 1.65 |
EV/EBITDA |
9.51 | 10.86 | 8.23 | 22.68 | 10.20 | 8.35 | 7.56 | 8.20 | 8.28 | 6.55 |
EV/Operating CF |
11.11 | 10.95 | 12.63 | 9.50 | 10.93 | 10.70 | 10.08 | 13.39 | 15.12 | 10.63 |
EV/FCF |
21.04 | 18.08 | 21.23 | 15.82 | 15.33 | 16.01 | 14.82 | 24.70 | 25.30 | 9.33 |
Quick Ratio |
0.31 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.41 |
Current Ratio |
0.46 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
0.83 | 0.49 | 1.00 | 4.74 | 1.89 | 1.58 | 1.74 | 2.04 | 1.93 | 1.44 |
Debt/Assets |
14.00% | 12.68% | 16.24% | 24.46% | 23.84% | 23.41% | 24.07% | 28.42% | 29.70% | 26.37% |
Debt/Equity |
0.36 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.81 |
Asset Turnover |
0.62 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.63 |
Operating CF/Net income |
2.77 | 1.99 | 1.49 | (3.88) | 2.43 | 2.29 | 16.08 | (1.04) | 2.41 | 1.18 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.95) | (0.98) | (0.63) | (0.66) | (0.52) | (0.52) | (0.28) | (0.33) | (0.57) | 0.32 |
Interest Coverage |
12.48 | 17.44 | 13.89 | (2.17) | 10.09 | 11.07 | 1.48 | 1.07 | 4.21 | 6.31 |
| 11.14% | 17.52% | 14.19% | (7.02%) | 14.64% | 13.28% | 1.58% | (22.45%) | 11.28% | 27.69% | |
| 4.11% | 7.06% | 5.81% | (2.43%) | 4.48% | 4.36% | 0.53% | (6.87%) | 3.11% | 8.39% | |
ROIC |
10.09% | 10.48% | 8.93% | (2.25%) | 6.37% | 7.49% | 2.07% | 2.28% | 9.44% | 11.88% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
(61.41%) | (184.08%) | (185.39%) | 518.15% | (82.18%) | (100.90%) | (16.09%) | 88.32% | (38.46%) | (99.37%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
40.07 | 43.16 | 62.18 | 61.66 | 58.58 | 58.17 | 56.04 | 43.69 | 49.70 | 53.16 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
54.89% | 53.07% | 53.53% | 54.46% | 52.67% | 51.83% | 51.36% | 54.11% | 56.48% | 53.44% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.71 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.66 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
1.79% | 1.04% | 1.31% | 1.68% | 1.80% | 2.15% | 2.65% | 2.82% | 3.23% | 3.14% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.41) | (0.30) | (0.48) | (0.75) | (0.57) | (0.57) | (0.71) | (0.73) | (0.64) | (0.61) |
Graham Number |
27.78 | 39.49 | 36.84 | 0.00 | 34.11 | 35.02 | 11.45 | 0.00 | 22.10 | 39.50 |
Earnings Yield |
3.69% | 4.92% | 6.34% | (3.50%) | 4.62% | 5.04% | 0.80% | (9.58%) | 3.59% | 10.41% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
5.47% | 6.02% | 5.67% | 7.99% | 8.00% | 7.70% | 8.76% | 5.39% | 5.15% | 13.73% |
Revenue per Share |
29.97 | 31.49 | 31.47 | 32.58 | 34.71 | 37.36 | 36.36 | 34.09 | 31.04 | 31.95 |
Operating CF per Share |
5.49 | 6.70 | 4.39 | 5.13 | 6.44 | 6.08 | 4.99 | 3.78 | 3.75 | 4.97 |
Capex per Share |
(2.59) | (2.64) | (1.78) | (2.05) | (1.85) | (2.02) | (1.59) | (1.73) | (1.56) | 0.90 |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
2.90 | 4.06 | 2.61 | 3.08 | 4.59 | 4.06 | 3.39 | 2.05 | 2.19 | 5.86 |
Cash per Share |
1.02 | 2.98 | 1.62 | 3.60 | 1.68 | 1.80 | 1.92 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.44 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
17.50 | 20.87 | 20.66 | 16.61 | 19.51 | 20.49 | 18.81 | 13.46 | 13.92 | 16.17 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
17.50 | 20.87 | 20.66 | 16.61 | 19.51 | 20.49 | 18.81 | 13.46 | 13.92 | 16.17 |
Free Cash Flow |
166.24 | 231.59 | 149.24 | 173.23 | 256.56 | 226.62 | 188.54 | 112.53 | 118.25 | 307.54 |
Working Capital |
(428.12) | (394.34) | (379.78) | (312.34) | (462.67) | (418.55) | (354.27) | (419.24) | (380.97) | (359.28) |
Capital Expenditures |
(148.66) | (150.73) | (101.59) | (115.20) | (103.36) | (112.48) | (88.53) | (95.11) | (84.34) | 47.02 |
Net Current Asset Value |
(1,243.34) | (1,168.92) | (1,264.87) | (1,620.24) | (1,828.85) | (1,668.56) | (1,522.50) | (1,531.74) | (1,499.38) | (1,323.91) |
EV/EBIT |
16.54 | 18.09 | 14.15 | 0.00 | 21.20 | 16.55 | 49.99 | 53.18 | 13.83 | 10.00 |
Capex to Sales |
0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | (0.03) |
Price to Operating Income |
14.38 | 16.62 | 11.76 | 0.00 | 17.28 | 13.41 | 38.51 | 39.95 | 10.61 | 7.81 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.64 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 1.27 | 1.49 | 0.91 | 1.07 |
Cash ROIC |
11.65% | 13.46% | 8.51% | 9.06% | 12.79% | 11.17% | 9.92% | 7.04% | 7.22% | 19.13% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
9.65 | 8.96 | 6.94 | 5.95 | 6.25 | 6.47 | 6.29 | 7.01 | 7.41 | 7.10 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
4.13 | 6.38 | 6.13 | 6.40 | 6.60 | 8.09 | 8.56 | 8.28 | 7.40 | 6.73 |
Inventory Turnover |
9.48 | 12.16 | 14.78 | 14.93 | 14.52 | 17.71 | 20.58 | 20.36 | 17.57 | 20.48 |
Average Days of Payables |
55.64 | 61.93 | 59.86 | 57.86 | 55.91 | 40.34 | 44.44 | 35.04 | 51.57 | 56.84 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
34.88 | 27.14 | 23.41 | 26.93 | 24.83 | 19.06 | 16.20 | 16.51 | 19.36 | 16.30 |
Average Receivables |
178.16 | 200.53 | 259.50 | 308.01 | 310.48 | 321.77 | 321.04 | 267.16 | 226.30 | 236.29 |
Average Payables |
121.28 | 83.22 | 90.54 | 92.34 | 94.74 | 86.61 | 80.88 | 69.99 | 58.30 | 64.07 |
Average Inventory |
52.82 | 43.67 | 37.54 | 39.60 | 43.08 | 39.56 | 33.66 | 28.48 | 24.55 | 21.07 |
Average Assets |
2,763.66 | 2,722.83 | 2,894.11 | 3,058.78 | 3,307.62 | 3,404.07 | 3,235.25 | 2,917.15 | 2,708.48 | 2,641.64 |
Average Common Equity |
1,020.12 | 1,096.85 | 1,185.95 | 1,057.49 | 1,012.46 | 1,116.78 | 1,093.65 | 892.37 | 745.96 | 800.22 |
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